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Declaration of a State of Islam 'Caliphate' : will discord among Indonesian jihadists breed violence?

Author

Arianti, Vidia

Sugara, Robi

Date of Issue

2014

School

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

Abstract

The declaration of a State of Islam Caliphate by the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS) Abu Bakar al-Baghdadi on 29 June 2014 has drawn mixed reactions from the Indonesian jihadi community. Will this discord lead to possible violence?